Challenge

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Ben-Ami Ranchin sent off a good shot on target. In the 3rd minute, Argentinean Patriots 1816's Ben-Ami Ranchin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Bello Cura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Argentinean Patriots 1816's supporters rose to their feet, but Bello Cura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 12th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Argentinean Patriots 1816's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Axel Montenegro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Isidoro Rio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Cazalla in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidoro Rio saved Argentinean Patriots 1816 from getting behind. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Ben-Ami Ranchin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ben-Ami Ranchin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 21 minute of play. Isidoro Rio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Argentinean Patriots 1816's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Colombia's Joshua Garrido to fire away a dangerous shot which Isidoro Rio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Octavio Frederik made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. Axel Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Isidoro Rio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Argentinean Patriots 1816's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bello Cura in the 34th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Bello Cura advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-1 in the 35th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 4-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Bert Homøe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Argentinean Patriots 1816's supporters rose to their feet, but Bert Homøe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isidoro Rio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ben-Ami Ranchin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abram Sarmiento's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidoro Rio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Isidoro Rio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bello Cura in the 62nd minute of play. Isidoro Rio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Octavio Frederik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. In the 66th minute, Octavio Frederik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoro Rio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 70th minute of play. Santino Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 73rd minute of play. Isidoro Rio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Isidoro Rio was a little too slow when Abram Secada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 4-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 84th minute of play forced Argentinean Patriots 1816's goalkeeper Isidoro Rio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bello Cura in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Noé Nouveau came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.